Mini has confirmed that the three-door Countryman Coupe will go on sale globally early next year as a 2013 model, following its debut this fall at the Paris auto show. The Countryman Coupe hasn’t evolved much from the Paceman concept car (above) it sprang from—basically, the name recently changed to Countryman Coupe, and that was it.

The production model should look nearly identical to the show car, except maybe without that bronze slash on the front fender. We expect the Coupe will share the five-door Countryman’s choice of front- and all-wheel drive, as well as that car’s naturally aspirated and turbocharged four-cylinders. A John Cooper Works version with a 208-hp turbo four likely will make it to the lineup, too. Look for more details and specs to be revealed at the Countryman Coupe’s debut in September.